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Plot Summary:
When Hsiang Ming's wife is murdered, he takes up the hunt for her killer. The killer turns out to not be at all like he imagined, and suddenly he has unsuspected enemies who are after him.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 589
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: neo noir, heroic, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Coolie Killer (1982)
Plot Summary:
Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind this and to gain the strength to fight back. Helping him is local girl Tong, whilst chasing Ko is the long arm of the law, represented by cop Chung.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: heroic, poliziottesco
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Bloody Brotherhood (1989)
Plot Summary:
Bloody Brotherhood didn't make much of a splash at the HK box office (just reaching that "magic" two-week theatrical run where most HK movies reach the break-even point) and it's gone largely ignored by fans, even though it stars Andy Lau, arguably the biggest star in HK right now. To some point, this is justified. Bloody Brotherhood doesn't really offer up anything new or do it in any sort of spectacular fashion. In fact, many parts of the film are merely adequate, or even sub-par. However, after watching a spate of recent half-ass over-CGIed movies, Bloody Brotherhood brought back memories of a time when even the most average HK crime/action flick was better than anything Hollywood could (or would) churn out.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: heroic, poliziottesco
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Fighting Madam (1987)
Plot Summary:
Yeung’s poppy fields are torched by a law enforcement task force, she retaliates by ordering police officials assassinated. The Angels break into Yeung’s corporate offices, eventually tracing her headquarters. After Alex Fong’s character is captured and held by Yeung, the Angels mount an assault to rescue him. A complex sub-plot involving an armored car bullion robbery eventually leads the Angels to a final showdown with Yeung and her men.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Above the Law (1986)
Plot Summary:
Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. but Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will survive.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: action comedy, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, neo noir, independent film
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Ballistic Kiss (1998)
Plot Summary:
Cat is a killer-for-hire intends on finding his nemesis wesley for revenge. When cat finally meets his long-awaited opponent a chain of events led to cat holding a policewoman hostage. They gradually begina a precarious relationship that may or may not affect cats ultimate mission to take wesleys life.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: heroic
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Flaming Brothers (1987)
Plot Summary:
An early movie of Chow Yun-Fat. The story is about two brothers going into opposite directions in life. One leaves the triads to become an honest citizen, the other stays triads member. But in the end both hold together. A typical HK movie storylin in the 1980s.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Action, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama, cult classic, serious, realistic, suspenseful, poliziottesco
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Bullet for Hire (1990)
Plot Summary:
Two hitmen, both good friends who work for the Triad, get a new partner, a nervous young rookie who starts off badly by blowing an assignment, but soon becomes proficient at his bloody work. When one of them is blackmailed into helping the police, a Triad boss grows suspicious.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: heroic, bloody, black comedy, dark comedy
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Run and Kill (1993)
Plot Summary:
A man (Fatty) returns home to find his wife with another man. He goes to a bar and begins to drink, waking up the next day to find that he owes a mafioso money for killing his wife. Not wanting to pay the money, he enlists a malitia organization only to find the leader a psychopath who seeks revenge on his brother, who the mafioso tortured. The psycho blames Fatty, and kills his mother and young daughter. Fatty must kill the psycho to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 660
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: controversial, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, banned film
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Heroic Duo (2003)
Plot Summary:
Tough cop Ken Li (Cheng) is at the top of his game, but he's going to need some help to solve a grisly crime that the offender, a respected police officer, doesn't even remember committing. He seeks out Jack Lai (Lai), a former psychologist now in disgrace and behind bars, who has an uncanny ability to bend people to his will. Making an uneasy truce, this unconventional pair set out on a mission to find the man responsible, a master of hypnotism who will stop at nothing to get his revenge!.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 880
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, heroic
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Long Arm of the Law: Part 2 (1987)
Plot Summary:
This sequel to the critically-acclaimed box-office winner Long Arm of the Law maintains the same stark realism of the original. In Saga Two, the Royal Hong Kong Police put into operation a new plan to counteract the problem of increasing violent crimes committed by new arrivals from across the border in China. In agreement with Chinese authorities, three Hong Kong detectives go undercover as illegal immigrants in order to infiltrate the powerful gang that is organizing the crime wave. The action is tough and graphic, reminiscent of The French Connection, Hong Kong style.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, poliziottesco
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Legacy of Rage (1986)
Plot Summary:
Brandon plays Brandon Ma, a regular working Joe who holds down two jobs, so he can support his girlfriend May and his dream of owning a motorcycle. Brandon's best friend is Michael, an ambitious and murderous dope peddler. Michael covets May and so he comes up with a plan that will win her for him, and solves a problem he's been having. It seems that an undercover cop named Sharky has been using his police connections to dominate the local cocaine trade, so Michael has him killed and uses Brandon as the fall guy. Brandon goes to jail, though he thinks that he will be released soon thanks to the efforts of his good buddy Michael. Eight years later Brandon finally gets out of jail and vows revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama, cult classic, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, independent film, cult film
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Double Tap (2000)
Plot Summary:
Leslie Cheung plays Rick Pang, an IPSC champion who is also a gun expert who modifies his pistols to perfect his technique known as 'double tap', placing two shots in the same exact spot. In the 1996 IPSC Hong Kong shooting competition, he goes up against another experienced shooter named Miu. Unfortunately, the competition was marred by a depressed stock trader, a friend of Miu, who lost much in the stock market and threatened the safety of the contest, wounding the IPSC supervisor, again one of Miu's friend. Rick was forced to kill him with his trademark double tap. Rick's experience from this encounter was strangely exciting to him and he discovers his lust for murdering others in cold blood.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama, heroic, cult film
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SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
Plot Summary:
Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Macao
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, inspirational, neo noir, crime drama, cult classic, action thriller
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Tiger Cage 2 (1990)
Plot Summary:
Donnie Yen Chi-Tan, a hair-trigger cop, goes on the lam with Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lum, a prim lawyer, after they witness a botched robbery attempt. The police think they're the perpetrators, while the real crooks (including Mortal Kombat star Robin Shou) think they actually got the loot.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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The Big Heat (1988)
Plot Summary:
A cop (Waise Lee) is losing the control of his right hand and cannot pull the trigger on time anymore. Before any accident happens, he decides to resign. Meanwhile his friend and informer is brutally murdered in Malaysia. Before leaving the force, he decides to find the killers with the help of his buddy, a young cop and an inspector from Kuala Lumpur.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: heroic, neo noir, bloody, psychological, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Point of No Return (1990)
Plot Summary:
Woefully underrated HK action drama concerning hitmen and gangsters. Circa 1990, were there any other characters befitting of a HK film? Nope! Jacky Cheung dresses the part as a hitman who falls for the lovely Joey Wong. Wong is reduced to the part of a flower vase but the juice of the film is the loving early 90's HK action. Some crazy characters in this one. Look out for the colorful hitman duo of Ken Lo as 'Puma' and Ling Gwai-yuet as Lily. Are there better action films from this era? Sure. But this one doesn't disappoint.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: tragic ending
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A Hero Never Dies (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Both of their gang leaders like to get advice from a fortune teller living in Thailand. On one such trip, Martin's gang ambushes Jack's at a Thai hotel. There is a spectacular shootout, in which both Martin and Jack are severely wounded. The leader of Jack's gang was at the hotel, unlike Martin's, and escapes. Afterwards, both gang leaders, Mr. Fong of Martin's and Mr. Yam of Jack's, go to a general and make peace. Meanwhile, both Jack and Martin are hospitalized. Martin's legs are amputated, and his girlfriend whores herself in order to get them back into Hong Kong.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: heroic, neo noir, crime drama, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, fairy tale
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The Last Blood (1990)
Plot Summary:
Tam is Lui Tai, an Interpol agent assigned to protect a famous religious leader, the Daka Lama, who's targeted for death by the militant Japanese terrorist group, the Red Army. Lui Tai hooks up with the Daka Lama in Singapore, but a Red Army attack leaves the Daka Lama in critical condition. Unfortunately, the Daka Lama has a rare blood type, and there are only three possible donors in all of Singapore. Two are quickly offed, with only annoying lowlife Fatty (Eric Tsang) remaining. Liu Tai and local Singapore cop Stone (Leung Ka-Yan) try to beat the Red Army to Fatty, but they also have to deal with Hong Kong triad boy B (Andy Lau), who wants to make sure Fatty's blood goes to his girlfriend (May Lo) first. She was also wounded in the same attack as the Daka Lama, and also needs the ultra-rare blood. Will everyone work together to make sure both the Daka Lama and B's girl are saved? Or will they get in each other's way and allow the two to die?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: heroic, bloody, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, fast
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Triad Wars (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a violent gang war, a series of misfortunes threaten the fate of a gang boss and his mob.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, bloody, heroic, crime drama, slasher, fast
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City War (1988)
Plot Summary:
Two cops--both partners and best friends--find their friendship and their lives at stake when they try to take down a ruthless drug dealer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: heroic, cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Full Contact (1992)
Plot Summary:
In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jeff. Jeff plots the ultimate revenge on Judge and his followers and it is a question of whether he can follow through with his plan.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: neo noir, heroic, stylized, bloody, suspense, cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic
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Flash Point (2007)
Plot Summary:
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, cliffhanger, crime drama, cult classic, non stop action, aesthetic, rough
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Long Arm of the Law (1984)
Plot Summary:
An ultra-violent and ultra-gritty tale of desperate Chinese would-be jewel thieves hoping to make a quick, effortless score in Hong Kong. Naturally, things go afoul, and the gang must hide out until the heat dies down, besmirched with the blood of an undercover cop. A progenitor of sorts of both "City on Fire" and "Reservoir Dogs," but lacking the romantic melodrama of the former and the hipster staginess of the latter. Winner of Hong Kong Film Awards for both Best Film and Best Director. Spawned a franchise with three sequels.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, poliziottesco, cult film
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Tiger Cage (1988)
Plot Summary:
Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are framed for murder and drug-trafficking themselves. Dodging bullets from cops and criminals alike, the race is on to clear their names, protect their loved ones, and bring their corrupt colleagues to justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: bloody, heroic, cult classic, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Bullet in the Head (1990)
Plot Summary:
When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: suspense, cult classic, heroic, bleak, realistic, depressing, neo noir, manga, crime drama, perverse
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Vengeance (2009)
Plot Summary:
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: neo noir, realistic, stylized, serious, heroic, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, bloody
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The Longest Nite (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two triad leaders vie for the right to manage a string of casinos in Macau which sparks an exhausting battle. A twist of fate brings the two gangster bosses together in collaboration, but rumors have it otherwise. A murderous plot unfolds.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: heroic, neo noir, crime drama, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized
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Shanghai Grand (1996)
Plot Summary:
Gangsters abound in this lively, romantic crime drama that is set in Shanghai during WW II. The tale of Taiwanese patriot Hsu Wen-Chiang begins as he is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ting Lik, a kindly beggar who is desperately in love with Feng Ching-Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ting Lik successfully rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters. Hsu is beside him all the way and uses his own power to get revenge against those who tried to have him killed much earlier. The film's later focus is on the exploits of Feng who long ago had a relationship with Hsu when he was on the lam in northern China. Back in the present, Hsu and Feng meet again by chance and they resume their affair until Hsu learns that Feng's father is one of his enemies and kills him. Poor Feng goes mad with grief. Ting finds out and swears revenge upon Hsu.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 874
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, gloomy
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Fulltime Killer (2001)
Plot Summary:
Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's life with a mission--to unveil O's identity and usurp his place as the number one sharp-shooting assassin in the game.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, harsh, exciting, suspenseful, bloody, cult classic, stylized, heroic, neo noir
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Hard Boiled (1992)
Plot Summary:
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: stylized, bloody, intense, neo noir, exciting, detective, suspense, heroic, grindhouse, cult classic